Temporary binder for periodicals



July 21 1925. 1,546,829

C. FRANZ, JR

TEMPORARY BINDER FOR PERIODICALS Filed Feb. 1. 1924 til Patented dulyfill,

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CHARLES FRANZ Jlia, F MIL'W'AUKEE, VTTSGONSIN.

TFJTl JIFUlEtJ AEEZ FENDER FDR IPEEIUDIGJ-LLS.

Application filed February 1, 1924.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, GIEELES FRANZ, Jr, a citizen of the United States,an d resident of" MilWaul-ree, in the county oi: Milwaukee and State ofWisconsin, have invented oer tain new and useful improvements inTomporary Binders tor Periodicals; and do hereby declare that tlefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

This invention relates to temporary binders, and is particularlydirected to tern porary binders for periodicals, books, or other similararticles, and in the Following; dewription and claims it is to beclearly 'stood that the term hook is to include quine, periodical,paper, pamphlet, What is commonly known as a book, or any of the usualarticles oi? this general nature and, therefore, the term book will beused with this significance to avoid needless repetiti on.

Objects of this invention are to provide a temporary binder for a bookwhich has no projecting or exposedmetal or other por tions, Wllltll willnot scratch a desk, ul ich can not be unlocked Without an appropriateinstrument such, for instance, as a socket wrench, and which may herpl'clrly manipulated tor the insertion or removal of a bool: by anoperator suitably equipped with the appropriate instrument.

Fru'ther objects are to provide having covers joined in a secure mannerto a body structure oi? material strength and rigidity, to provide abinder which, has an attractive, neat, and finished appearance, in Whichall oi? the metal or other portions which Would ordinarily come intoView are completely covered by a iinishing strip, and to provide abinder oi? this general type which, although possess 1g these desirablecharacteristics may, nevertheless, be cheaply and rapidly manutactured.

An embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a fragmentary transverse sec tion through the bindershowing a book in position, such view corresponding to a section on theline 1--1 oi Figure 2.

Figure 2 is a top View of the binder with portions broken away.

Figure 3 is a sectional. View on the line 33 of Figure 2.

The binder comprises a channel metal body Which includes a back 1, andupper and lower flanges 2 and 3, respectively.

a b inde r and [iron Serial No. 689,921.

This member is preferably of integral construction and provides thenecessarystrength and rigidity for the structure. A pair of fillerstrips l and 5 are secured to the outer sides of the flanges 2 and 3.

The covers 6 and 7 may be of leather, composition, treated fabric orother similar material and are preferably flexible. They are integrallyjoined by a back portion 8, as illustrated in Figure 1. To this backportion, a strip 9 of strong material is secured by means of parallel.spaced lines of stitching 10. .i -ilso it may be found expedient andpreferable to glue the back 3 to the strip 9 and to glue the strip 9 tothe back portion or vertical portion 1 or the channel member or bodymember. Thereafter, the outer portious 11 of the. strip 9 are glued tothe outer sides or the strips l and 5 and their extreme. ends 12 areinturned over the ends of the strips and the flanges 2 and 3 of the bodyportion.

From the construction thusfar outlined, it is apparent that the covers 6and 7 may he opened tree of the portions 11 of the finishing strip orattaching strip, and that, there fore, no needless bunching or foldingoccurs during the use 0t this binder.

At one end of the apparatus a rivet or bolt 13 is provided and extendsthrough the upper and lower flanges 2 and 3 0t thebody portion,-thefiller strips 4t and 5 being suitably recessed to receive the riveted oren larged head off the pin 13.

The filler strips, as Well as the portions 11 of the attaching orsecuring strips, are apertured, as. indicated at l l and l t, at theother end oi? the apparatus. A nut 15 is rigidly secured Within anappropriate aperture formed in one of the flanges of the body portion,for instance, the flange 3, see Fig. 3. The nut is adapted to receivethe threaded end of a removable pin 16 which is freely passed through anappropriate aperture in the upper flange 2 of the body portion. Thispin, it Will be noted, is provided with a square or properly faced head17 which is received Within, and completely housed by the aperture 14:.

It is to be noted that no apertures are formed through either the upperor lower cover 6 or 7, respectively, but that such covers areimperforate throughout their extent.

The means ior directly engaging the book may comprise a pair of flatbars 18 termiiii nating in eyeleted ends. Any number of bars may beprovided and may be positioned between certain of the leaves of thebooks, as illustrated in the drawings. One of the eyeleted ends of eachof the bars permanently receives the fixed pin 13 and is adapted tofreely rock about such pin when removing or replacing a book. The otherof the eyeleted ends of the bars removably receive the threaded pin16,being thus locked when such pin is positioned.

In using the binder, it is merely necessary to position the bars 18between leaves of the book 19 when such bars are rocked outwardly aboutthe pin 13. Thereafter, the book and bars are rocked into positionpivoting upon the pin 13 as a center, and the rcmovable pin 16 isslipped into position and screwed fast in the nut 15 thus locking thebars 18 and consequently the book in their correct positions.

It is to be noted that there are no project ing portions liable toscratch or mar polished surfaces, and that the complete article isadequately finished so that an attractive and neat appearance issecured.

it is further to be noted that it is impos sible to remove the bookwithout the aid of a socket wrench or a similar instrun'ient adapted tofit within the hole i i and engage the head 17 of the removable pin;thus the theft of books from these temporary covers or binders isprevented.

Although the invention has been described in considerable detail, it isto be understood that the invention may be variously embodied and is,therefore, to be limited only as claimed.

I claim:

1. A ten'iporary binder for books comprising a rigid, permanently shapedchannel body portion having upper and lower flanges adapted to receive abook betwe n them, a pin joining said flanges adjacent one end, aren'iovable pin extending said flanges adjacent the other end thereof,one end oi said pin and the corresponding flange being arranged forinterlocking en gagement, the other end oi. said pin being suitablycontoured to receive a driving instrument, a locking bar pivotallycarried by said first me ion-ed pin and adapted to be received betweenthe leaves oi? aid books, said locking bar having an aperturcd free endadapted to receive said removable pin, said body portion having a stripsecured to the outer side oil one of said flanges and aperturcd toreceive and house the head of said removable pin, and covers secured tosaid body portion, one of said covers normally and removabiy closingsaid aperture in said strip. 2. A ten'iporary binder for bookscomprising a body portion formed as a rigid channel saving upper andlower lianges, pins extending through said flanges adjacent the endsthereof, one of said pins being removable, locking bars adapted to bepositioned betv-v'een the leaves or abook and held by said pins, asecuring strip fastened to the back oi said body portion and e tendinginwardly around the inner ends oi said ilanges and rearwardly towardsthe back of said body portion, and a cover having upper and lowerportions and a back, said back being joine'c to said securing strip byupper and lower spaced, parallel iines of stitching. in testimony that Iclaim the foregoing have hereunto set my hand at ilw ukee, in the countyof lniilwaukee and State of \Visconsin..

CHARLES FRANZ, J a.

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